
The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has confirmed that the Russian pilot, that was reported missing following an incident earlier this week, has safely returned to UNAMID's base in Nyala, South Darfur. In its press release, UNAMID said that the Sudanese authorities handed over the pilot Thursday near Ka'as area, north of Nyala.
Jonglei state authorities have said that 7 of its counties have been affected by floods in the wake of continual rain. The state's chairman of the Relief Rehabilitation Commission, Gabriel Ajak, said the floods have destroyed crops, homes and schools.
The African Union ended its summit in Kampala, Uganda, announcing its final press release and decisions. Concerning Sudan file, the summit in one of its decisions urged the member countries not to cooperate with the ICC over the arrest warrant for Al-Bashir. The Union called on the member countries to commit to their allegiance to the African Union.
The African Union summit currently taking place in Kampala, Uganda, has rejected proposals made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to form an office in Addis Ababa.
Ahfad University is the only women's university in Sudan, founded in 1966. It is dedicated to educating women and strengthening their role in national and rural development. Many women graduates from southern Sudan have benefited from it and are helping in the development of this region. Shila Keji Modi gives a better picture of this university.
For the last few weeks transfers of money from southern Sudan to the rest of the world has been hampered due to the latest directives from the Bank of Southern Sudan. This has restricted the sending of money, especially with the Forex Bureaus operating in Juba. Miraya journalist Shila Keji Modi investigates the situation.
When South Africa first won the rights to organize the most popular and biggest event in the world of sports, there were a lot of skepticism that South Africa can not manage to successfully organize the event. But at the end South Africa leaves a legacy after the 2010 World Cup. Miraya Journalist Emmanuel Kele has this overview.
Youth across Southern Sudan have taken to the streets on Friday, 9th July 2010, to mobilize the people of Southern Sudan to vote for secession in the upcoming referendum. The Southern Sudan Youth Forum that organized the event said that such awareness will continue in the region occasionally until referendum takes place next year. Radio Miraya's reporter Alex Nyaro has more of the Story.